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Director:
Jack B. Hively
Writers:
Thomas Braden (book)
Robert Holt (writer)
Contact:
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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 full episode list
Release Date:
15 March 1977 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Family more
Plot:
This comedy drama focused on a family with eight very independent children. full summary
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 6 wins & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(5 articles)
Veterans of Cancelled TV Shows That We Lost in April 2009
 (From TVSeriesFinale. 6 May 2009, 7:19 PM, PDT)

TV Personality Braden Dies
 (From WENN. 6 April 2009, 9:17 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
What is with these credits? more

Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 11 of 114)

Dick Van Patten ... Tom Bradford (112 episodes, 1977-1981)
Lani O'Grady ... Mary Bradford (112 episodes, 1977-1981)
Susan Richardson ... Susan Bradford Stockwell (112 episodes, 1977-1981)
Laurie Walters ... Joannie Bradford (112 episodes, 1977-1981)
Connie Needham ... Elizabeth Bradford (112 episodes, 1977-1981)
Adam Rich ... Nicholas Bradford (112 episodes, 1977-1981)
Grant Goodeve ... David Bradford (111 episodes, 1977-1981)
Dianne Kay ... Nancy Bradford (111 episodes, 1977-1981)
Willie Aames ... Tommy Bradford (111 episodes, 1977-1981)

Betty Buckley ... Sandra Sue 'Abby' Abbott Bradford (102 episodes, 1977-1981)

Brian Patrick Clarke ... Merle 'The Pearl' Stockwell (47 episodes, 1979-1981)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
60 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
David Bradford was originally to be played by Mark Hamill, who appeared in Star Wars (1977) the year this series began. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Just Shoot Me!: Two Girls for Every Boy (#3.5)" (1998) more

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0 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
What is with these credits?, 27 August 2006
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Author: beegeebright from United States

What is with these credits? They don't contain all of the family members, and the few that are there are buried in this monstrous list and the stars such as Dick Van Patten are listed as having appeared in only one episode! Are they serious? I also agree with the comment that Betty Buckley's character would NEVER have been called "Abby", no one picks up a nickname AFTER they have been married and THAT name derived from the name of their husband, surely her husband might have been called "Abe" or some such thing short for Abbott, but the only way she would have been called "Abby" is if HER maiden name had been Abbott. I was also, as someone else said baffled by why they did not just replace Diana Hyland, that whole year of courtship was awkward and stupid and the show was all about the kids anyway. Those were the stories we wanted to follow. I enjoyed the show tremendously. I had just had my second child in 1977 and knew for a fact that it was impossible that anyone could ever have eight children and live, two were killing me, so I guess in a way, it gave me hope that I might just make it with two...

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